Meeting 2008-08-09

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[edit] Saturday August 9th, 2008

We're currently planning a meeting for this day, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.

[edit] Venue Information

This month's venue is sponsored by Speakeasy! Thank you for supporting the local linux community!

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This is a secured building, so let someone in the lobby know that you're looking for the GSLUG meeting and they will show you up.

  • Our contact at Speakeasy this month is Kelly Brophy - 206-359-2205. Call if you're locked out or would like to use the bike storage room.

[edit] Directions by bus

Any bus that goes to downtown Seattle will get you well within walking distance. Use Metro's Trip Planner or Google Transit to find your closest bus and departure time.

[edit] Directions by car

If you absolutely must drive, don't - take the bus. If you still absolutely must drive, here is driving directions and parking information.

Traveling South on I-5

Take the Union Street exit (Union is a one-way street). Follow Union Street to 2nd Avenue and take a LEFT. Continue on 2nd Avenue to Madison and take a RIGHT. At Western Avenue turn RIGHT. We are located at 1201 Western Avenue between Seneca and University.

Traveling North on I-5

Take the Madison Street exit and turn LEFT onto Madison St. and follow it down to Western Avenue. Turn RIGHT and follow to 1201 Western Avenue. We are located between Seneca and University.

Traveling West on I-90

Take the 1-5 North exit and follow the directions "Traveling North on I-5."

Traveling West on Highway 520

Take the I-5 South exit and follow the directions "Traveling South on I-5."


Parking

There are paid lots in the immediate area as well as the Harbor Steps parking garage. If you are parking in the Harbor Steps garage, continue on Madison to Western Avenue and turn RIGHT onto Western. Continue for 2 ½ blocks to the parking garage, located between Seneca and University Streets.

[edit] Speakers & Schedule

[edit] 12:00 PM: Arrive, get settled, food and mingling

Food will be provided by Silicon Mechanics (Thanks for your continued support of the local linux community!) , please RSVP below if you'd like to eat!

[edit] 5-minute Lighting Talks

lightning talks are usually around 5 minutes each. There will be lots of time later in the day for everyone to break into groups and learn more about each topic.

If you're interested in presenting, add yourself below. If you'd like more than 5 minutes, just send a quick email off to Eric Butler <eric@extremeboredom.net>. The goal of having short talks is to encourage everyone to participate, but if you'd like to go more in-depth on a topic, we'd love to have you as well.

[edit] 12:30 PM: Using Capistrano for System Administration -- Bryan McLellan

Capistrano is highly used for managing rails deployments in heavy ruby houses, but can also be used for system administrators to make ad hoc changes to a large number of systems. I'll show you how to get started.

[edit] 12:40 PM: Secure Backups with Duplicity -- Eric Heydrick

Duplicity is backup software for doing efficient encrypted backups via multiple backends including ssh and Amazon's S3 service. I will show how to setup a backup system that's sensible and secure.

[edit] 12:45 PM: Introduction to Live Linux -- Daniil Kulchenko

Linux Live CDs and Live USBs are getting more and more popular these days. I'll explain to you the basics of this new type of Linux, name off and explain a few titles, and briefly explain how to install and set up a Live system.

[edit] 12:50 PM: What is SCCP? -- Ryan Corder

Find out what the Seattle Community Colocation Project is all about. I'll show some pictures, share some statistics, and discuss the who, what, and why of the project.

[edit] 12:55 PM: Kickstarting current code -- Randy Bentson

Kickstart is a convenient way to install from the net, but it's painful to watch the system do a massive update immediately thereafter. Fortunately there is a kickstart option which permits installation from updated packages. See http://gslug.org/index.php/User_talk:Bentson for more.

[edit] 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Workshop, Freeform chat, and Ubuntu Bug Jam

The rest of the day will be open for people to chat (sorry no raffle/quiz this time), learn more about what they heard in the lighting talks, and get hands-on support with your hardware. Got a busted up Windows install on your computer that you need help getting rid of? Bring it along! We will also be participating in the global ubuntu bug jam, and get some tirageing done. More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GlobalBugJam

[edit] Who's Coming? - PLEASE RSVP HERE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT FOOD

Planning to attend? Please add your name below (Meat/Veg pref too!):

  1. ExampleDude / Veg
  2. ExampleGal / Meat
  1. Eric Butler / Veg
  2. Brett Youngstrom / Meat
  3. William Hale / Meat
  4. Bryan McLellan / Veg
  5. David Malouf / Veg
  6. Jaron / Either
  7. Eric Heydrick / Meat
  8. Brian Luft / Meat
  9. Paul Bartell / Veg
  10. Aaron Appelbaum / Veg
  11. bret-dude /meat(...+ a little other stuff is ok?)
  12. Daniil Kulchenko / Meat
  13. Robert Nelson Either
  14. Brian Bassett / Meat
  15. Andy Kane / yes
  16. Ryan Corder / Veg
  17. dust / veg
  18. Chris Allen / Omni
  19. EitanDude / Veg
  20. Randy Bentson / Omni
  21. Luke Rider / Omni
  22. Dave Johanson / Omni
  23. Duncan Smith / Meat
  24. Paul Kulchenko / Meat
  25. vulpid / Any
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